he information collected serves to
identify and develop safety countermeasures that will reduce the
severity of injury and property damage caused by motor vehicle
crashes. These Investigation-Based Crash Data Studies -- Crash
Investigation Sampling System (CISS), Special Crash Investigations
(SCI), and Special Studies -- involve voluntary information
collections through which NHTSA collects detailed data on real
world motor vehicle crashes. Specifically, these systems collect
data, on vehicle safety system performance, occupant injury
information including their kinematic interaction with interior
components and scene geometry, marking and traffic controls.
Respondents are police agencies that collection information on
police-reported motor vehicle crashes, employees of tow yards where
crashed vehicles are stored, people involved in these crashes, and
hospitals with medical records for the people injured in the crash.
For the standard investigation-based crash data studies acquisition
process, once a crash has been selected for investigation, crash
technicians or investigators locate, visit, measure, and photograph
the crash scene; locate, inspect, and photograph vehicles; conduct
a telephone or personal interview with the involved individuals or
surrogate (another person who can provide occupant or crash
information, such as parents for minor, or a parent or spouse for
decreased individual); and obtain and record crash injury
information received from various medical data sources. These
information collections support NHTSA’s mission to save lives and
prevent injuries due to traffic crashes. The data collected from
these systems are used to describe and analyze circumstances,
mechanisms, and consequences of serious motor vehicle crashes in
the United States. Additionally, these data are used by NHTSA to
identify the primary factors related to the source of crashes and
their injury outcomes, develop and evaluate effective safety
countermeasures, the establishment and enforcement of motor vehicle
regulations, that reduce the severity of injury and property damage
caused by motor vehicle crashes. On November 15, 2021, the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Pub. L. 117-58), also
referred to as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), was signed
into law. The Crash Data section (section 24108) of the BIL
authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (NHTSA by delegation) to
use funds to enhance the collection of data under CISS by, among
other things, including additional data collection sites. In the
60-day notice NHTSA published on January 26, 2022 (87 FR 4099),
NHTSA estimated that there would be 32 data collection sites in
each of the next three years. As a result of the additional funding
provided by the BIL, NHTSA now plans to phase in 24 additional data
collection sites in CISS over the next 3 years. NHTSA is now
accounting for the increases in burden hours for interviewees,
Police, Tow Yards and Medical Facilities for an additional 24 data
collection sites. The total data collection sites will
incrementally increase from 32 to 56 over the next three years. The
increase in burden hours and cost for these additional data
collection sites are reflected in the Burden to Respondent section
of this document. The previous request for CISS (2017) indicated
5,605 burden hours, this request increases the burden to 12,063.
The request for the collection of information is revised due to a)
Increasing the number of crashes investigated by Crash Technicians
for 2021 and future years, b) adding Special Study crashes into
this package, and c) adding Special Crash Investigation (SCI)
crashes into this package. The combined impact is an increase of
6,458 burden hours to NHTSA’s overall total.
The previous request for CISS
(2017) indicated 5,605 burden hours, this request increases the
burden to 12,063. The request for the collection of information is
revised due to a) increasing the number of crashes investigated by
Crash Technicians for 2021 and future years, b) adding Special
Study crashes into this package, and c) adding Special Crash
Investigation (SCI) crashes into this package. The combined impact
is an increase of 6,458 burden hours to NHTSA’s overall total.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Form NHTSA Form 1278 SCI: Interview with Individuals Involved in Crashes
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